Jack, 

We have important updates to share with you in this week’s edition of eNews! Read on to learn about a new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conservation rule, get a look inside a BLM adoption event, and take action to protect burros and their domestic donkey counterparts!

BLM’s New Conservation Rule and Wild Horses

Photo by Tandin Chapman

This month, the BLM finalized a new rule that aims to integrate conservation into its current public lands management. This final rule affirms that conservation efforts are on equal footing with other multi-uses across the 245 million acres of public lands the BLM manages. Read more to learn about what this means for wild horses.

Inside BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Event: Poteau Oklahoma

Photo by Nenah Demunster

This month, one of American Wild Horse Conservation’s humane roundup observers attended a BLM adoption event in Poteau, Oklahoma. This was a huge adoption event with about 140 horses and burros available for adoption. Read her observations and see her photos from the day.

Take Action for Wild Burros

Photo by Steve Paige

Did you know May is Burro Awareness Month? AWHC started Burro Awareness Month to promote awareness and appreciation for these unique residents of the American Southwest. With May just days away, what better way to get a head start on the month than by taking action to protect both burros and domestic donkeys? Please take a moment to urge your representatives to cosign the Ejiao Act. This bill would ban the importation of products made with ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling the hides of donkeys.

Thanks for reading, Jack. And thank you for continuing to stand up for our cherished wild horses and burros!

— Team AWHC